Second cash in a live tournament

[5TR8 FLUSH]

Hi everyone, so today I got my second cash in a live tournament. Over 70 entrants and I made final table. I knocked out the bubble and had probably about 60 % of remaining chips. No one had over 5 BB's left, except me and everyone asked to chop. I wanted to continue playing and chop later like top 4. I agreed to chop then because I didn't want to be only one to disagree. I wasn't pressured to make my decision.

If you had the chip lead and only player with 10 BB's and everyone with less then 5BB's. Would you of chopped?

I got knocked out early and decided to re-enter which I'm glad because I cashed. I got all my bluffs through (including 7 2o which I showed) except one bluff (opponent made a pair of 2 on the turn).

KEY hands

I had KcJc in mid position and raised 3X, BB called and UTG called. Flop A 10 X (two clubs), check around. Turn X, I shove, both opponents called, river Qs. I had best hand and trippled up. This was game changing hand.

I had 9's on the cut off, I raised 4X (two limpers), BB shoved, limpers folded, I called. AK vs my 9's. My 9's held, and this was my first knock out in a bounty tournament.

Last hand of tournament, I'm in BB with 5's. C/O shoves, I call, he had Q's. Flop 3 clubs, and one of my 5's was a club. I hit river club and took out the button.

 

[Emily Trott]

Congratulations on a successful tournament!

 

[takinitSLEAZEE]

Awesome... Totally awesome! Hell, yeah man. That's one of the best feelings in the world right there, especially cashing in the top 5. It's been almost a month since I've cashed in one, yet I've only played in about 4 or 5 since then.
Anyways, so where are you playing? Are you in a casino or a card room? Just curious.

 

[5TR8 FLUSH]

I play in a casino in my home town. Both cashes have been here in the Sunday bounty game (I got my first two bounties yesterday). There are also evening tourneys on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, but prefer the Sunday games.

 

[Andyreas]

Congratulations! ,🙌

 

[Gallarado777]

congratulations on such a cool victory, we hope you will also show great live poker results in the future. I also love live poker, these emotions, this aura so it's very cool when you play there but I also like online poker now because you spend less time driving the road is also a big plus

 

[Aleksandr1991]

Привет всем, сегодня я получил свой второй приз в живом турнире. Более 70 участников и я попали в финальный стол. Я выбил баббл и у меня осталось около 60% фишек. Больше 5 ББ ни у кого не осталось, кроме меня и все просили порубить. Я хотел продолжить игру и сыграть позже, как топ-4. Я согласился тогда, потому что не хотел быть единственным, кто не согласен. Меня не заставляли принимать решение.

Если бы у вас был чип-лидер, и у вас был только игрок с 10 ББ и все, у кого меньше 5 ББ. Вы бы порубили?

Меня рано выбили, и я решил снова войти, чему я рад, потому что получил деньги. Я реализовал все свои блефы (включая 7 2o, которые я показал), кроме одного блефа (оппонент собрал пару 2 на терне).

КЛЮЧЕВЫЕ РУКИ

У меня был KcJc в средней позиции, и я сделал рейз 3X, BB уравнял, а UTG уравнял. На флопе А 10 Х (две трефы), проверьте ситуацию. Терн X, я пуш, оба оппонента уравняли, на ривере Qs. У меня была лучшая рука, и я утроил ставку. Это изменило правила игры.

У меня были девятки на кат-оффе, я сделал рейз 4X (два лимпера), BB пушил, лимперы сбросили карты, я уравнял. АК против моих девяток. Мои девятки удержались, и это был мой первый нокаут в баунти-турнире.

Последняя раздача турнира, у меня BB с 5-ками. C/O пушит, я коллирую, у него Q. На флопе 3 трефы, и одна из моих пятерок была трефой. Я нажал на речной клуб и вынул кнопку.

congratulations

 

[PoKeRFoRNiA]

Ive chopped a lot. Icm chop. When blinds are high, its a crap shoot. When you have the best of it, best to chop. You dont have much room for skills. Ive chopped all the time and it worked out both ways. Took advantage as a short stack, also, took loss as a chip leader or 2nd in chips. In the long run, it works and everyone walks happy.

 

[5TR8 FLUSH]

Ive chopped a lot. Icm chop. When blinds are high, its a crap shoot. When you have the best of it, best to chop. You dont have much room for skills. Ive chopped all the time and it worked out both ways. Took advantage as a short stack, also, took loss as a chip leader or 2nd in chips. In the long run, it works and everyone walks happy.

Thanks for your reply, I was in my head about whether or not I made correct choice in chopping, but now I know I did. I enjoyed the tourney and look forward to the next one.

Gallardo, I'm starting to like and enjoy live poker. I prefer online poker, but unfortunately not legal where I live.

Thanks everyone for the congrats, likes, and replies.

 

[Tadi]

Congratulations!

 

[Goggelheimer]

Great work!

Go on.

 

[Mauricio Perrotta]

Congratulations, hopefully the successes will continue in the earnings. salutes

 

[5TR8 FLUSH]

Just remembered another hand before the FT. I was dealt 9c10c in the BB. UTG min raised (I believe blinds were 800/1600), I caller in mod position, and I called.

FLOP 9s 10s X
I checked, UTG bet 3K (UTG had about 7K left behind), mid position player folded, I shoved, UTG tanked folded. I was scared of the potential draws (straight, flush, straight flush). I also wanted to collect his bounty. Opponent claimed to have a pair of 9's.

Did I play this too aggressive? Would you of called or min raised?

 

[frost234]

Congratulations!

 

[Poker Orifice]

Final 5 players, with 10bb's vs. 5bb's for each of them. I would chop. This isn't any great vantage point in this spot for us on 10bb. Losing vs. one confrontation and now we're one of the shorties. It's a crapshoot.
And like fornia said, keeps others happy (& I'm sure they'll remember it)

 

[Toruk Makto]

Congratulations!!! The next one you nail it. 🤑👊

 

[carmenzu]

Congratulations 5TR8 FLUSH!

 

[SES Inc.]

Way to go man! You make me want to get dressed and venture to the casino to play live.

 

[Luvepoker]

Congrats of the cash and victory.

I dont chop for the most part. I dont play for the money but the win. This said I have chopped. There are times it's just worth the chop. If I had your stack at that final table, I would accept a chop if it was worth if. Lets say 1st is 2000 and 2nd is 1100. 3rd 700 and 4th 400. If we were 9 handed and they offered me 1300. Even with such a chip lead we are not guaranteed to get the win. Just getting slightly better than 2nd would be worth it to be.

I once was 2nd in chips with 14 left when we were asked to chop. I was offered about 3rd place payout and was happy to take it. Why? the blinds were just about to go up next hand and I was in the BB next. The blinds were going to double and my 9BB stack would become 4.5 entering the BB. There were alot of players juts looking to bump up and the possibility of my not making the final table were real. Next pay out was under 1000 and i was given somthing like 795. I took it for the bad structure the casino was giving me.

 

[Vallet]

Apparently it was a tight tournament, since many players held on to the last stack of chips until the end. Good bluff, good game.

 

[5TR8 FLUSH]

Congrats of the cash and victory.

I dont chop for the most part. I dont play for the money but the win. This said I have chopped. There are times it's just worth the chop. If I had your stack at that final table, I would accept a chop if it was worth if. Lets say 1st is 2000 and 2nd is 1100. 3rd 700 and 4th 400. If we were 9 handed and they offered me 1300. Even with such a chip lead we are not guaranteed to get the win. Just getting slightly better than 2nd would be worth it to be.

I once was 2nd in chips with 14 left when we were asked to chop. I was offered about 3rd place payout and was happy to take it. Why? the blinds were just about to go up next hand and I was in the BB next. The blinds were going to double and my 9BB stack would become 4.5 entering the BB. There were alot of players juts looking to bump up and the possibility of my not making the final table were real. Next pay out was under 1000 and i was given somthing like 795. I took it for the bad structure the casino was giving me.

The payout structure at the tournaments here only pay 1st and 2nd place more then the chop. I think I'll continue to chop in these tourneys.

 

[Luvepoker]

The payout structure at the tournaments here only pay 1st and 2nd place more then the chop. I think I'll continue to chop in these tourneys.

Thats excellent. I would chop here as well.

 

[riff_raff312]

Congrats on being ITM very nice with the ko's on top of the pay out good for you!!